Butter cutter



July 15 :1924.

w. LOCKETT BUTTER CUTTER Filed Dec. 7. 1923 Patented July 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM LOCKETT, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed December 7, 1923.

To all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that 1.. WILLIAM LooKnT'r, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Butter Cutter, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction of a butter cutter,comprising a suitable frame open at its top and bottom, and having itssides provided with a plurality of tongues or lips of varying sizeswhich are arranged in horizontal alignment, but in staggered ordervertically or out of vertical alignment and adapted to be engaged by acutting wire whereby the resultant blocks may be cut to any desired sizeaccording to requirements.

It further consists of a novel construction of a butter cutter framehaving outer horizontal longitudinally-extending upper side flanges, andan actuator for a transverse cutting member having inwardly deflectedbottom terminals engaging the under side of said flanges.

It further consists of other novel features of construction andadvantage, all as will be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a butter cutter embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 represents a vertical section on line 22, Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a transverse section on line 33, Figure 2.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a print of butter severed bymy device.

For the purpose of illustrating my inve; tion, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings, a typical embodiment of it by means of which theinvention can be advantageously carried out in practice. It is, however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which myinvention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that thein ention is not limited to the exact arrangement and organization ofsuch instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Serial No. 679,113.

flanges 5, which have the downwardly deflected terminals 6,'which act asstop to ar rest the movement of the transverse cutter actuator 7, whichcomprises the handle 8, which is formed into the arms 9, having theinwardly deflected bottom terminals 10, which engage the underside ofthe horizontal guide flange 5. 11 designates the transverse cntter,which consists of a wire extending between the arms 9, and riding uponthe top of the flanges '5. The sides 2 are provided with a series ofupper lips or tongues 12 arranged in horizontal alignment and below saidtongues is arranged another row of tongues 13 of lesser width, but outof vertical alignment with said tongues 12. Below the tongues 13 isarranged in horizontal alignment another row of tongues 14:, which arestaggered with respect to the tongues 13v The lower row of tongues 15are in horizontal alignment and are staggered with respect to thetongues above. The tongues are of varying dimensions, so that cuts ofdifferent widths may be formed. The cutting wire 16 is shown as hookedon the tongues 14, and positioned to form the transverse cutting wires17, whose terminals may be tied or fastened in any desired manner, asmay be the terminals of the longitudinal wire 18. In Figure 4 I haveshown a print of butter 19 as severed by my device, the line 20 showingthe cut made by the wire 18, the line 21 showing the cut made by thewire 11 and the lines 22 showing the cut made by the wires 17. In usingthe device, it is pressed down upon a print of butter, as will beunderstood from Figure 3, by pressing on the handles a, whereupon theprint of butter after the cutter is removed will appear as seen inFigure 4. The transverse cutter 11 can be readily actuated by graspingthe handle 7, and the lower terminals are readily guided by theircontact with the horizontal flanges 5. By the employment of the lips 12,13, 1 1 and 15 of varying sizes in conjunction with the cutting wires 17the butter can be readily cut into sections of varying widths, as isevident.

The transverse cutter 11 may be pulled or pushed through the severedsections of the butter to cut it in half horizontally on the line 21,the frame 7 being adapted by ts lips 10 and the flanges 5 on the frameto be 'fulcrumed on the latter and so may be turned to the right andleft thereon to pull or push the wire 11 through the butter on said line21, as desired or most convenient.

Having thus described my in ention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A butter cutter comprising a frame open at its top and bottom andprovided with sides having a plurality of outwardly deflected lips ofvarying sizes arranged in rows in horizontal alignment but in geredorder vertically and out of horizontal alignment and a cutting wireengaging said lips and positioned transversely across the open bottom ofsaid frame.

2, A butter cutter, comprising a frame. open at top and bottom andprovided with sides having a plurality of outwardly deflected lips ofvarying sizes arranged in rows in horizontal alignment but in staggeredorder vertically and out of vertical alignment. transverse handlesextending across each end of said frame, removable parallel cuttersacross the lower bottom edge of said frame.

3. A butter cutter, comprising a frame, open at top and bottom andprovided with sides having a plurality of outwardly deflected lips ofvaryingsizes arranged in rows in horizontal alignment but in staggeredorder vertically and out of vertical alignment transverse handlesextending across each end of said frame. removable parallel cuttersengaged with a desired series of said lips and extending transverselyacross the lower bottom edgeof said framea longitudinall extendinghorizontal guide flanges on the outer upper portions of said frameterminating in deflected terminals, a handle having arms provided withinwardly deflected terminals engaging the underside of said longitudinalflanges and a transverse cutting wire having its ends secured to said.handle arms and slidahle upon the top of said longitudinal edge flanges.

'ILLI A M LOCK-FIT \Vitnesses JOHN A. lVmnnnsr-rnmn N. BUSSINGER.

